April 2016

ASPA MeetingSri Lanka, 27-29 May 2016

EMA MeetingTunisia, 14-17 July 2016

RTI World MeetingNepal , 31 Aug - 4 Sept 2016

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Dear Tablers,Dear friends,

I’ve started writing this article on the road, as part of a magical trip which has taken me to the heart of Africa and at the close a truly marvellous trip. The tabling journey took me from Nairobi the busting capital of Kenya, through the

never-ending plains of the Tsavo game park, to the beaches of Diani on the southern coast of the country.

As part of the pre-tour, we visited the Giraffe Manor where we had a chance to feed the tallest animal in the world. At the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, we had the chance to watch the incredible touching moment where orphan elephants are fed. Then we visited the Bomas of Kenya where we learnt the living modes, traditions and cuisines of Kenya’s 42 tribes.

On the next day, we stayed at the Ngutuni Lodge by the Tsavo National Park where we had the opportunity to enjoy both day

The AMI AGM: A magical visit to the heart of Africa

and night game drives. We saw our hearts beat with the lions of the Safari, their preys and the flora all around.

We had dinner on the Tamarind Dhow there we had the oppor-tunity to sail through Mombasa City by night on a traditional wooden dhow. We toured Mombasa City Centre, it’s giant tusks , the Old Town and Fort Jesus, a fine example of Portu-guese military architecture and which also houses archeolog-ical treasures as well as a well-preserved whale skeleton.

There were more than 80 International delegates and guests who attended the first AMI (Africa - Middle East - Indian Ocean) AGM which was held in Mombasa on the 22nd of April 2016. I was also very proud to finally meet the delegates from RT Central Africa, namely areas Botswana, Malawi and Zimbabwe for the first time.

The key highlights of the AMI AGM were as follows:• TheaddressesbyLCIPresidentRuthHungwe,41Interna-

tional President Makarios Charalambides delivered by Brian Davies, Past Africa Region Chairman Abdulwahid Aboo and RTFranceIROLenyHenon

• TheworkshopfacilitatedbyJohnThorssonanddecisiontocomplete the split of RT Central Africa and charter 3 new tables, namely RT Botswana, RT Malawi and RT Zimbabwe

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WONDERFUL ZAMBIAI had the great pleasure to visit Round Table Zambia AGM in the end of March, and I can strongly recommend any Tabler to visit this great nation and its wonderful Tablers.

I spent the first night in Lusaka with the ever young 41er Lawrence Bamber. We visited Past RTI President Moffat Nyiren-da’s home, and spent the night at the Round Table / 41 club house with a bar. Needles to say how fun we had with the Tablers and 41ers!

Next morning, we visited a school for kids with hearing and speaking disabilities supported by Lusaka Round Table 15. It was a very rewarding experience to meet the grateful students, who would have no chance for education without that school. Again, a wonderful example how Tablers can make a real differ-ence in their local communities.

Then it was time to start our unofficial pre-tour with a four-hour drive to Livingstone. Big thanks to Moffat for driving us and arranging everything. What a great road trip and what an adventure! In Livingstone we experienced the beautiful river Zambesi on a sunset cruise, got soaked visiting the Victoria Falls in its full might, and spotted loads of amazing beasts on a safari.

• ApresentationoftheRTIRe-structurewhichwillbedebatedat the RTI WM in Nepal

• The marketing and internationalisation of AMI region’sfirst ever festival - the RT Seychelles’ Regatta

• TheelectionofthenextAMIChairman2016/17,AlexandreDupre better known as Bachy

• TheAMISilverBullwasawardedtoDavidAlexanderwhilethe AMI Tabler of the Year was awarded to Shanti Dhanjee

Additionally, two very important motions were passed which I believe will contribute to make AMI region more inclusive and better geared towards expansion:• AdiversityCharterforAMIRegiontobringanincreasing

consciousness of diversity as part of our tabling experience • AnAMIFellowshipAwardtorecognisethosetablersoutside

our region who have endeavoured to support us.

I am thankful to all our dear RTEA tablers and especially to Jay Shah, Bram Dierick, Kunj Gupta and their teams for their dedication and the incredible work they have put in towards organising a very successful event and an amazing tabling experience.

Asante Sana (Thank you)!Irshad Paurobally: AMI Chairman & RTI Secretary 2015/16

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Even though we only spent two nights in Livingstone, thanks to Moffat and the Livingstone Tablers, they were unforgettable days and nights! I will never forget the beautiful nature, friendly people, delicious food and Mosi beer. Thinking of the New Limpos bar with its live music and wild dancers still brings smile on my face!

During the first couple of days it became obvious that Zambia is a vibrant Tabling country with long history and bright future. When we finally arrived to the AGM venue at Lake Cariba, Siavonga, we really got to experience Zambian Tabling to its fullest! Get together party with hardcore hut was a rough but entertaining start. Congratulations to the winner Leigh Wester-dale from Namibia! This great young Tabler just got introduced to Gin and Tonic and fell in love with it, but still remained the last man standing.

Thanks to the RT Germany IRO Luca Reinhard, next morning I did not stay in bed but joined the early morning fishing trip with Luca and 41ers Lawrence and Richard. That experience really drove off the previous night’s burden from mind and body. In no time we were sitting in the official AGM meeting. I have been to many meetings and they are all unique. AGM Zambia

was filled with brotherly spirit and fun humour, which made it entertaining and fun, even though some serious issues were also discussed.

President Willis Muhanga gave a brilliant speech before step-ping down from his post and handing over the chains to his followerHerbertChombaMwansa.Iwishhimandhisnewlyelected board good luck for the coming year. I believe they definitely will earn their future by the work they do during the season.

I got to enjoy my last night in Zambia in the wonderful gala dinner, which was respected with the presence of the Zambian minister of trade and commerce. Once again great food, tasty drinks and brilliant company. Next morning, I started my 33-hour journey back home. A great adventure in itself. It’s a long story which I can tell some other time, but thanks to past RTZ IRO Daniel Kaunda and my German brother Luca I made it home in one piece.

Thanks a million to everyone for the great experience, fellow-ship and good fun!

SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP

We believe that most of you have heard of the concept of situational leadership. It is leadership based on the abilities of each person in a team, to handle various situations.

Howeverthisrequireslotofunderstandingofdifferentialabil-ities and respecting and acknowledging differences without trampling the spirit of the teammate and the team.

We at Round Table acknowledge this concept and perform amazingly as a team. Doing this we have brought and will continue to bring remarkable changes in various aspects of society and in life as a whole.

Let’s keep doing our best while understanding and focusing on our own capabilities to bring about change. And let not our success fill us with boastful pride and with ungratefulness towards our fellow teammates.

On a positive note never fail to forget that...‘United we stand Divided we fall!’

Pls. send your articles to reach mailbox: pro@rtinterna-tional.org by 10th of every month. Please send articles in the format of a News release (in MS word) together with relevant pictures separately (max. 4 per article) to publish. Yours in Tabling,

Tr.Prakash Kapadia RTI PRO

PK’s MESSAGE

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RT ICELAND INVADE ESTONIARTI DAY CELEBRATIONS BY CRT1

RTSL “DROPS OF LIFE” BY RT1

Our trip to Tallinn Estonia started off with a drive from Akureyri to Reykjavik in the afternoon on the 3rd of June after a long working day. We (Sigurður Óli and Rúnar) had already planned our trip and were excited to attend the AGM for Roundtable in Estonia that was also for Latvia (AGM- LAT/EST). This was our first International event in roundtable and hopefully not the last because we had a blast. When arriving to Keflavik airport we started off with a whiskey seminar

arranged by Rúnar, small taste of international whiskeys to prepare ourselves for the adventure ahead. At the airport we met with Gulli (Gunnlaugur Kárason) from RT10 Iceland, who was also going to Tallinn for a Euromeeting and the AGM- LAT/EST. We flew from Keflavik to Stockholm where we meet two frisky tablers from Sweden that were also going to Estonia for a Euromeeting (RT10). We also met a guy from Finland on the airport by a coincidence who was in roundtable and so it seems that we have a great network that is spread all over. I’m still wondering how the stewardesses managed to show us such patients during the flight!

Arriving to Tallinn we were picked up by or Estonian friends, Viljar Vaht and Christian. They drove us to Viljar’s house where we stayed during our stop in Tallinn. We dropped off the bags and then we met the group for the Euromeeting (RT10) in a hotel downtown. We continue with that tabler group for the afternoon activities such as shooting site with all kinds of Weaponry (AK-47, Magnum, Berretta etc.). Then we went

downtown for some drinks and dinner with Viljar and Christian and then barcrawl where we reunited with the tablers from the Euromeeting RT10. We went to a special G&T bar, special microbar, special shot’s bar (O how that was not a good idea). We had a designated friend in Viljar which was on a one year sobriety which was good because we weren’t. Of course we brought him alcohol as presents for the home stay, he should taste that sometime later this year.

The day after we took a minibus to the location of the AGM which was held in Kääriku, located in South Estonia about 230 km from Tallinn and 200 km from Riga (3,5 h driving from both sides). Basically in the middle of nowhere! Our driver to the event location was Mihkel, he was a funny guy with a lot of good and bad stories . Also with us on the bus was Kaj Kostiander the president of RT in Finland and now the vice pres-ident for RTI (aka the lion in Zion). When arriving there was an ongoing basketball game between Estonia and Latvia. A brutal game that the Estonians won eventually. Then we just chilled and relaxed in the nice weather and had some drinks and met with some International tablers. Later that evening there was a welcome party and the theme was Jamaica. We had already arranged some costumes that are awesome and the party was legendary! We even got a Bob Marley lookalike to sing popular raggae music all night long! Our RTI vice president Kaj came in a tight lion costume, some of us just do not read the memo (hence the Lion in Zion)!

On saturday the 6th of June the AGM meeting started and because it was in Latvian/Estonian we just arrived for the “introduction of international guests” . We promoted our AGM this year 2016 in Akureyri hosted by our club RT5 and the awesome events taking place in Iceland. After that there were some alternative programs for the international guests such as bungee jumping and a hike in the woods. Then there was the banner-lunch were we all representatives from Iceland went on stage to exchange banners. A beautiful moment! After that we went jumping into the nearby lake and relaxed before the gala dinner.

Colombo Round Table 1 organized the RTI Day Movie Smiles project where 50 kids from an orphanage were taken to watch their favorite movie with refreshments. These kids have been orphaned at a very young age and spend every day in their orphanage looking across the street and seeing kids of their own age going to watch movies with their families.

RT1 organized the “Drops of Life” blood donation campaign with the participation and support of other tables. This was to support the overall vision & drive of RT international for the month of March. The event was a success and the blood collec-tion was carried out by the country’s blood bank on March 5th.

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The gala dinner was a standing party with a whole lot of speeches and tosting as it goes. We continued spreading out the word of Icelandic RT events and just met a whole lot fantastic people! The food was maybe not the best but we enjoyed ourselves very much but did hit the hay quite early wink emoticon During the evening we needed to find some Latvian tabler because the day after we needed to get back to Riga for our flights.

We found some guy (think his name was Janis) which had promised us a ride but when we checked out he had already left. At this point we were bit anxious but then another Latvian, AndrisPaeglitis,showedupandofferedusalift.Hewaswithhiswife and we were hungover/drunk in the back trying to make conversation (Rúnar) or not (Siggi). After a ride 4 hour ride with a stop at some random castle we were in Riga and exploring the downtown. Riga was very nice and so to recover we had a big burger. On our way back to the hotel we got lost but managed to find our ways in the dark with the gps on Siggi’s cellphone which was almost out of power. We slept tight through the banging sexual scream of our neighbors at the hotel and the day after we separated. I needed to take a flight to Gotland for some business meetings but Siggi had a flight back home through Oslo.

All in all this was a fantastic trip and established our begin of international adventure in roundtable.

GLMF DELHI DYNAMIC RT157Celebrations at the landmark 350th Meeting of Round Table 157

Wewereintotal33DynamitesincludingTablers,Sqleg’s,HT,Circlers & Friends at Farzi Café in CP, New Delhi from 21:00 -02:00 on Saturday, 2nd April 2016.

Itwasapleasuretocallthe350thMeetingofRoundTable157to order with Dynamic family being present in good strength. It was wonderful to have Singer Suryaveer join us in cutting the Cake for the landmark Meeting along with the Dynamic gang. Everyone enjoyed amazing hospitality by Host Tr.ShashankBansal(RT157)&HostessCr.VrindaBansal(LC121),yummyfood, enjoyed the drinks, hookah, wonderful music and the bonding was mind blowing as ever.

The Rockstar Singer Suryaveer along with his band Ehsaas performed and we all danced and singed along.

A big thanks to Shashank Vrinda and all the Dyamites.

Cheers ☺ Round Table 157: LMF Tr Prashant Agarwal

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toast was raised to the Round Table-19 from Mumbai who were instrumental in setting-up NRT-83. After deferring all the other points on the agenda, two main points were taken up.1. InductionofCharteredAccountantKapilHirani2. Nomination of Tabler Rahul Agrawala as the next Secretary

and Treasurer of Area-3.

Concept behind Fellowship DinnersThese times of fellowship often perform the role of establishing and developing efficient bonding. 1. The bonding of wives with wives, 2. The bonding of wives with other Tablers, 3. The bonding of Tablers with Tablers etc.

This time of fellowship and bonding also helps the wives to understand and comprehend the philanthropic activities which the Tablers (their husbands) are involved in, which in turn aid in wives playing a supportive role in the Tablers (husbands) achieve the aims and objectives of the Table. Often many new ideas and concepts emerge in these fellowship dinners. On a regular basis, NRT-83 also holds a fellowship time where the families of every Tabler come together and have a good fellow-ship. This Intra-families and Inter-families bonding becomes imperative in NRT-83 achieving its goals of undertaking big projects, community service, and service during crisis at different parts of the country.

Nagpur: The main lifeline of Round Table India is “Service through Fellowship”. It is through the fellowship of young men that Round Table India has served the community for so many decades. Following the unwritten rule of Round Table India, Nagpur Round Table-83 had organized one of the many fellow-ship dinners where the wives were invited to enjoy a time of fellowship with Tablers of NRT-83.

The theme for the Fellowship Dinner of NRT-83 was Black & White Era. The dress-code too was the attire of Black & White Era.

While the men were dresses with Black suits with mufflers loosely wrapped around the neck, the attire of ladies ranged from black evening gowns to one-piece black or white dresses. Some women even sported beautiful sarees.

After certain ice-breaking games, other games were played which tested the efficient co-ordination between the husband and the wife as a couple. Gaiety, Fun, frolic and easy camara-derie were observed.

Though this was a fellowship dinner organized to be informal, the Tablers followed their usual routine. The assembly was called to attention. The aims and objectives were read-out. A

GGC (GO GREEN CERTIFICATES)

GREEN REVOLUTION has BEGUN !(GC RT 239) Guwahati City Round Table 239, of Area XIV of Round Table India, request each and every one of the table of country and abroad to be a part of the GREEN REVOLUTION by adopting the following best practice by going green and/or individually tablers can contribute to Green and Sustainable Development.

We, at Guwahati City Round Table 239, have introduced a Go Green concept and a Best Practice of gifting “GGC, a Go-Green Certificate” to Table Guests, in lieu of flower bouquets. We shall be planting a sapling for every numbered GGC distributed, gifted or sold. We have a target of 1,00,000 trees to be planted through this concept and its adoption. Our thought is 0% mortality of the planted trees, seeing it grow through out.

A Table can gift a GGC to any visiting guest or any contributor or any associate or any dignitary, instead of on-going flower bouquets. The GGC certificate has been kept very simple and universal, so that any table may adopt it with its Chairman and Secretary’s sign. Planting a tree is not a big task but letting it

CAMARADERIE AND FUN MARKS NAGPUR RT 83’s FELLOWSHIP DINNER GUWAHATI CITY ROUND TABLE 239

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grow is what counts at the end. Already Four tables in India, has adopted this concept and is giving away GGC’s and planting trees. Many tables have also bought from us this GGC for gifting it to their guest, where it is promised jointly by the respective table and our table to plant a tree on behalf of the beneficiary of the certificate. This tabling year should see a plantation of approximately 5000 trees through this concept and initiative. If every table in India say adopts this Go Green Certificate practice instead of flower bouquets, we believe, at least 100 trees per table per year shall be easily planted in India, thereby planting at least 25000 trees per year by Round Table India and added on to it, is the sales done through individually interested tablers. And, if the entire Round Table International does it, you can guess the quantum of trees planted and sustainable devel-opment done by Round Table Movement. Looking forward to see this practice get adopted nationally and internationally. We request each and every table, area and national board to adopt the Best Practice of gifting GGC’s to its guests/contributors and also making this project be made an integral part of Go Green or Tree Plantation work by Round Table Fraternity.

We have launched a limited edition pin along with a GGC (snap-shot attached) at a price of Rs. 250/- per certificate including pin. We have also sold certificates only at Rs. 100/- and above that sold groves of 100 trees/certificates at Rs. 9500/-. So, get ready to convert your money into GGC and a GGC converts into a tree, which invests in future, and we promise to see it grow. This shall be an on-going project and we expect to quadruple the tree plantation through this concept next year. Soon, we shallalsobesellingourGGC’sthroughNationalSupplyHousefor any table or tabler, who wants to adopt/buy the same.

So, I kindly request all tables and tablers, nationally and inter-nationally to be ready to join the GREEN REVOLUTION and make this World a beautiful place for us and our future. Looking forward to your table’s and individuals GREEN orders and adoption of this initiative.

For any GGC requirement, you can contact me, Tr. Saurabh Agarwala at 0091-9435565444 or sauragar@gmail.com

Yours In Tabling

Tr. Saurabh AgarwalaGo Green Convenor Guwahati City Round Table 239

PS : A sample of GGC and its associated Limited Edition GGC Pin is attached herewith, along with a teaser of this Go-Green project. Event Flyer has been attached separately to this mail.

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A mega event , the joint MTM of areas 2,6, 10 and 13 was held in the month of the valentine in the garden city of bangalore wherein a whopping 350 members cane under the same roof. Need we say more !!!

The stage was set under the MTM Convenorship of Tr.Gaurav Goyal and table Chairman Tr.Dheeraj Bajaj and LC 54 Chair-person Cr.Saakshi Bajaj.

Area 6 rolled out the red carpet for area 2 / 10/13 for the biggest fellowship events in recent history. The party started from the time the guests were picked up from the railway station, And continued to Sanctum ( Chancery Pavilion) where the DJ rocked the night and the party went on till 4 in the morning.

Next day , all the areas coming together to start the joint meeting of all the areas and our AFCs Tr.Amit Bajaj and Tr.Amit Anand had a few surprises up their sleeves .

They organized some very kinky n fun games for all the area delegates, LC 54 had also arranged a swimming pool event for the Twinklers of area 2,10 & 13

After a hour or two of relaxation and settling in to comfort the lovely venue,The guests were duly welcomed to the evening party. Viva valentine (the prom night)

The guests were pleasantly surprised by the warm welcome which comprised of shooters and some cool n naughty couple games and ahem ! ! A selfie competition.

The evening got brighter and livelier as everyone witnessed style and grace in a superb fashion show which was very thoughtfully and lovingly organised by us . The hosts were much appreciated and applauded . Finally ...The roof of the venue shook as we all started partying until the wee hours of the morning . The amazing shooters The awesome music ...and the highlight of the party. ...The Tablers and circlers enthusiasm knew no bounds. Truly a night to be cherished

The DJ ...made us dance and groove to the best of the tunes ever. Our DJ was exhausted ...but not we party people . Finally we bid adieu to our DJ ...After much thought and deliberation at 6 am.

Dheeraj Bajaj: ChairmanBangalore Midtown Round Table-129

The inauguration, flag hoisting, programme etc was attended by RT A5 AC Tr Chirag Sethi, Tr Akshay Dugar, RTI NPC, MSRT123. RT A5 AC Elect Tr Ritesh Bansal, LC NVP GLMF Cr Prachi Agarwal, LC A5 ACP Elect Cr Surbhi Baid, RT A5 AVC elect TrAshishGupta,Chairperson121CrTinaGoyal,Chairman157LMFTrPrashantAgarwal,Sqleg157DiveyAhujawithRuchi,members of Dynamic RT 157 & LC 121, Ar Sqleg KhushrooKalyanwala, Tr Sahil Jindal and Tr Umang from RT 246 & Tr Abhishek Baid RT43.

Firstly we started with the flag hoisting on the terrace on the building with all which was followed by the much awaited Inau-gration of 2nd block school with Ground, First & second floors having 8 classrooms + 2 rooms for other activities and 3 toilet block one on each floor for boys and girls in LITERACY INDIA ROUNDTABLEINDIAVIDYAPEETHschoolinvillageBajghera,Palamvihar,Gurgaon,Haryana.Areaofnewblock–8000sqftapprox, Cost 80lacs approx.

Programme - performances by Literacy India RTI Vidyapeeth children and celebrating Independence day with and by all was awesome and it was wonderful to be there. There were approx

MEGA MID TERM MEET RT & LC INDIA TOGETHER

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200 children present in school on 15th August.

Certificate of appreciation and laptop gift was given to RT & LCNationalandAreaExecutives,RT157membersandotherswho supported and contributed for a great cause.

Distribution of snacks boxes was done to all children present therebyRT157.

Donation of 10 green big black boards for new class rooms, thanksto157TreasurerGauravJhunjhunwala.

Distributionof2000colour chartpapers, thanks to157 IPCNitin Aggarwal.

Distributionof100jumbocrayonboxes,thanksto157Secre-tary Shashank Bansal.

DonorsandSponsors–RTIFoundation,SChandCo,NNBS,AbhishekDalmia ,Aditya Infotech,AshianaHousing,AdityaKhemka, Ashish Choudhary, TCI Foundation, Metro Buildtech, Ravi Singhania, Divey Ahuja, Vikas Kothari, Dhananjay Rathi,

Vinamra Daga, Akhilesh Jatia, Literacy India.

Architects: Ar. Sqleg Vinod Singhi (BASICS ARCHITECTS) &with support from Ar. Sqleg Khushroo Kalyanwala.

Thanks to the civil contractor Mr.Praveen & logo plaque vendor Mr.Zubair.ThanksalsotoLiteracyIndia–CaptIndraaniSingh,Mr Sudhir, Mr Sohit, Ms.Reena and team.

The school already has facilities like computer lab, science room, smart board in class, DG set for power backup, water cooler, RO system, School Bus, approx 500W capacity power solar system for common lightings, craft rooms, activity halL.

Certifications because of the RTI School to LI : Open Basic Examination - National Institute of opening Schooling.

International School Award by British Council. National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT).

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GO GREENOoty round table 55 executed joint Go Green project for the year2015-2016alongwithCoonoorroundtable117onthe22nd January 2016, the clean up drive was a huge success where about 25 tablers, circlers, sq legs, ht’s and twinklers attended the project, we cleaned up the school mund and sant-yanallah forest area with the support and permissions from the local forest department, about 250 kgs of litter was collected and Dumped responsibly in the government Dump yard. The event was given good publicity and the same was published in THEHINDUnewspaper.

TAARE ZAMEEN PAR – RTI WEEK Project wise we had many projects for the RTI week, but the star of the RTI week was the TAARE ZAMEEN PAR held at Nirmala school finger post on the 14th November 2015, where we distributed books subsidised by Delhi west Rt 50 as a joint project and event, we donated 250 plus books and teaching aids and sweets to the students of the above said school. Tablers,Sq legs, and the ladies joined us for this occasion ,LMF Tr. Chirag Vohra & LMF Tr. Amol Sancheti graced the occasion as chief guests, this was followed by an lunch social at gymkhana club which turned out to be an great fellowship event as well .

FTE ASSIST PROJECT - ODAIKADU SCHOOL OOTYOoty round table 55 successfully completed the FTE Assist project at Odaikudu School, Pudumund,Ooty . The project was located by the ladies of Ooty round table 55, the project will benefit the current strength of 40 underprivileged children from the surrounding villages near this school, the school needed assistance from us to develop infrastructure.

We did the computer & class room flooring exterior and inte-rior; we did the toilet flooring, made a wash area for the lunch area and a wash sink for the kitchen/ vessels washing area. We installed wash basin in the toilet area & toilet fittings, electrical fitting in the computer classroom and office, painted the inte-rior and exterior of two class room blocks and one computer room block, did the interior painting of the kitchen. This will surely help the children and encourage more children to join the school.

POWER OF RS .1FUNDRAISER & PUBLICITY PROJECTWe tablers of Ooty round table completed the fundraiser and publicity project POWER OF RS.1 Donation boxes, the project wasinauguratedbyArea7ChairmanLMF.Tr.ChiragvoraatOoty on the 19.3.16. A total of 12 donation boxes were placed at key retail outlets in and around Ooty town, the project will generate reasonable amount of funds for future projects and is sure to create awareness about

Round Table India as a leading organisation in the cause of Educating Underprivileged Children.

RT INDIA - OOTY ROUND TABLE – 55 AREA 7

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MAURITIUS RT7 CHRISTMAS TREE EVENT AS SEEN BY 3 CLUB PROSPECTS.

ORT 55 MEETINGS & FELLOWSHIPWe had an awesome year at Ooty round table 55, the tabling families with the ht’s,sq legs had a good deal of Meetings and fellowship events this year, we started with our Agm at Lymond house and been busy with tabling projects, and not to forget fellowship as the corner stone of tabling we had joint business meets and socials with neighbouring Table Coonoor round table117,WetravelledtoNewDelhifortheNagm“RangDeBasanti” the event was mind boggling and we thank the hosts for putting up an superb event. We travelled to the area 7sports meet Pentathlon at Coonoor, where our tablers did us proud by bringing home two trophies, we travelled to Yercaud for the midterm meet “on the rocks” and the event was super fun where we met old friends and the bonding was just great.

We at Ooty hosted the pt bat and the following Social was a fulfilled event where the party went on till the wee hours of themorning,wehadjointsocialwithCrt117&Srt84attheWellington Gymkhana club. We meet up with visiting Area 14 Chairman Tr. Manish Golyan and family and had a great lunch social at Kings Cliff hosted by Our Table Chairman LMF Tr. Mohammed Saif. Overall it was an exciting time for one and all here at Ooty .Cheers to Tabling and Cheers to Friendship...................

Christmas season is a time of celebration and joy, exchanging of gifts and happiness. Giving love, warmth and hope no matter what religion you are. Every child deserves to have a giftforChristmas.AndthankstoRT7,agroupof80childrenwhose parents are struggling to meet ends every month, or who are even unemployed, will be receiving a gift and enjoy amealontheChristmastreeevent.Everyyear,RT7organisesa Christmas tree event providing gifts and a meal for the chil-dren of needy families through the support of well-wishers and donors. Saturday 12th December 2015 was a joint event with LCM1, held at Senior Citizen Center -James Burty David recre-ation centre. Everything had been planned well in advance in November, over a few beers. Partners, spouses and children of tablers and prospective tablers were all invited. The Schedule wasasfollows:10:00–11:00:ArrivalofKids,11:00–12:15:Lunch,12:15–13:15:ShowbytheKidsand13:15–14:00: Gift-giving.

Just like the Christmas tree event, there are other similar projects that come into mind, such as donating books for primary school children, sponsoring education for bright chil-dren from poor backgrounds. The Christmas tree event was a very memorable experience. While serving lunch, it was a real joy to see the smiles, and innocent and thankful expressions of

the little kids; a self-realisation that one’s own happiness lies in bringing happiness to others. It was an opportunity to serve our community and be more humane.

Giving a meal to a child is something special, a real privilege as it is the one of the core values of round table. The Xmas tree gave us the occasion to meet these little guys full of joy and happiness for receiving a “du riz frire” which was a true delight. The smile on their faces gave us more courage to continue these types of event. We still remember the little Dylan who was there trying to race with his friend so as to finish his plate before them. Then we had a group of children who performed live dance on local and international hits. Throughout this event, we discov-ered the friendship between all the tablers and also the joy and happiness between each other when helping to serve food and to distribute gifts. Our role was to adapt ourselves to these children’s culture and origin. We are sure that we had done a great job as we tried to improve the lives of these children for Christmas as most of them don’t have the chance to have a gift. The Christmas tree event was really a special occasion, something to always look back and be proud of.

Written by Jerry Plassan, Ajay Paupiah & Krishna Radha-keesoon (MRT7 Prospects)

Earning our tomorrow, by the work we do today....

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GREETINGS FROM PARADISE...2015 has been indeed a great year for RT Seychelles and after receiving the prestigious ‘RTI Club of the Year’ award for the second time, we’re certainly showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, 2016 is promising to be an even more brilliant year for our club with exciting times ahead of us but first, allow me to bring you all up to speed.

We’ve been quite busy organising or participating in volunteering activities such as promoting the RT Blood Donation Drive in Seychelles, taking part in the Autism Fun Run Marathon and getting our hands dirty during an environmental project dubbed Clean-Up Our Coastlines. Of course, we also found time to have fun, especially RTI Day. We are still witnessing a significant increase of inducted members whom each profession and background has brought added value to the group. This year’s list of Tablers also consists of foreign members representing countries such as South Africa, Mauritius, Brazil and Malta.

Along with March/April comes spring, a season that symbolizes the true essence of re-birth and positive changes. It’s also a time where RT Seychelles goes through a delicate transition and inducts a new Council and Chairman. This year’s RTS Charter Night will take place on the 30th April whereby the chain of chairman-ship will be passed on to Mr Abison De Giorgio (former Treasurer 2015/16) who replaces Mr Lenny Gabriel. No worries, we will gladly post the photos of that evening in our next edition.

Meanwhile, stay tuned for RT Seychelles news as we’re preparing to celebrate our AGM in June.

For more info visit, our official Facebook page: Seychelles Round Table

YiTRudy VielleVice Chairman of RTS No. 2 (2016-17)